Re: [art_education] Need Ceramic Lesson Plan for middle School

Rebecca, My kids seem to like making ceramic rattles. Make two pinch pots, add some clay pieces to the inside, attach them together to form a ball. The clay

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, Feb 28, 2007

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Rebecca,

My kids seem to like making ceramic rattles. Make two pinch pots, add some clay pieces to the inside, attach them together to form a ball. The clay pieces inside rattle after it's been fired. Then the kids have to turn the rattle into something. One student right before christmas made a "fat elf". It was hysterical. He added pointy ears, hat, pointy shoes, etc. He had a lot of fun. They can learn about the pinch pot process, applique process, coils, scoring, and so on.

Kelli in NE

Rebecca Aranyi <miaya_mom@...> wrote:

Help!

I need a good ceramics lesson for one of my classes. I have two classes that have basically becoming a dumping ground for students.

I have a mix of 6th-8th grade EC students, and a mixture of 7th grade related-arts rotational students. They are small classes (less than 8), but all over the place as far as ability goes. Any suggestions?

I have clay, slab roller, glazes galore, and a kiln so materials are no problem.